Tennis: American Gauff finds her voice amid protest over racial injustice

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American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff says she finally found the right words to speak out against social and racial injustice after appearing at a ...

American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff says she finally found the right words to speak out against social and racial injustice after appearing at a Black Lives Matter protest rally.

"I was talking off the cuff and was really nervous," Gauff told a virtual news conference on Sunday."But the message gets through when you're speaking from your heart. "I'd say I felt calm because of my grandmother. She's taught me a lot over the last few years," Gauff said.

 

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